but the merger must be approved by the justice department and bankruptcy judge. there's some good news and bad news to all of this. experts say you can still buy a ticket from either one of the airlines, but the fares may go up. that's going to upset some people. >> there's always a reason for fares to go up. it's all crazy. the deal still needs to be approved by a judge. by all likelihood this is a done deal. but we've seen these airlines come together. it's helped make some of the airlines more profitable and they can use that money to reinvest which is why you get better like the little tv screens in the back of the chair. and also wi-fi. so they make various investments when these mergers turn out to be fiscally wise things. >> but we're going to pay more

for our tickets but you're making more money. and you're charging $50 for my bag and i didn't have to pay for a bag before. i don't like it. >> if a flight takes off and lands relatively on time, i'm happy. we have some new details now to a serious news story. the final hours of christopher dorner's life. while there's been no positive identification just yet, all signs indicate that dorner did die inside that corner. deputies lobbed pyrotechnic tear gas into that cabin but did not intention amly set it on fire. among the last people to see dorner alive were the couple who found them holed up right there in their resort. >> he spoke with us. he tried to calm us down. >> yeah, we -- when he jumped out and hollered stay calm,

karen screamed and started running and he ran after her. >> jim and karen reynolds say they thought they were dead when they came face to face with dorner. they were tied up but not harmed. one of them escaped and called 911. >> the trial is under way for a young massachusetts man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend just weeks after they both graduated from high school. prosecutors say that in july of 2011, he stabbed and strangled loren asley and dumped her body. lawyers say he was suffering from a depressive disorder at the time, devastated by their breakout. >> president obama is on the road today trying to sell some of his state of the union proposals. the president visits an early learning classroom to make the case for universal pre-k and will speak at a community recreation center before returning to the white house. and if you listen to the speech,

the state of the union on tuesday, he laid out a lot of initiatives. >> oh, yes. >> and typically those addresses are a laundry list of ideas. but the republican response is okay, you've laid out all these things. how in the middle of these record deficits do we pay for them? both sides were short on details. >> when the president laid out this laundry list of things, he said not one of the initiatives that i'm talking about today is going to cost us an extra dime. so it's going to be interesting to see how we're going to rejigger things in the economy, and our finances and our pocketbook to actually pay for this stuff. >> and those two big deadlines, you have that march deadline for the deep cuts to defense, as well as to domestic programs. and middle of may, you have the deadline about the debt ceiling. so all these fiscal matters and you have to wonder if that's going to suck so much political

oxygen out of capitol hill, what else will they be able to get done. every three months there's another fiscal crisis. >> manufactured crisis is the way president obama phrased it. california lawmakers are considering a ban against hands free texting. a study sound hands free texting demands long eer glances away fm the road. a new zealand coroner says a two gallon a day coca cola habit was a substantial factor in the death of a 31-year-old woman. natasha harris died suddenly three years ago. her death was caught on by a heart attack brought on by excessive consumption of coke. just any about that, obviously

loaded with sugar, caffeine, which jacks up your blood pressure. >> her heart exploded. >> are you kidding me? >> 31 years old, 8 children, 10 liters of coca cola a day? >> are you kidding me? >> i don't drink ten liters of anything on a given day. she was freezing the coca cola, popping those in for breakfast. >> that level of caffeine and sugar in your body and eight kids. here's a look at your valentine's day weather. a pleasant day on the east coast. south florida could see some thunderstorms. atlanta and new orleans dry out after four days of rain. pittsburgh could see snow showers by dinnertime. >> new orleans is drying out in more ways than one. warmer than usual in the southwest with dallas near 70. 40s for chicago, detroit and omaha. mild here in the northeast with boston at 42.

the usual high just about 30. and now to a beautiful story on this valentine's day about a florida couple who just couldn't be more compatible. >> just months after getting married, melissa jones gave her husband a gift he will never, ever forget. a kidney that would save his life. they just happened to be a perfect match in more ways than one. >> we couldn't continue to date if he wasn't going to live. >> to be perfectly healthy, and elect to have surgery, it shows the love and true compassion that one person can really have. and it will take me a lifetime to duplicate this. >> just think about this, what is the very best gift you ever, ever, ever, ever given jenny? >> it does not compare to that. they could be discharged from the hospital today to spend valentine's day at home and look forward to the honeymoon they had to put off. there are gifts, then there are gifts.

>> that's amazing. >> the gift of life, can't beat that one. but you, a lifetime of respayin back, yes. >> robin roberts is set to be back in just six days. >> she's gracing the cover of "people" magazine. she opened up about her recovery from a bone marrow transplant, saying there were times when she felt like she wasn't going to make it. >> you see her in her test room at "gma," robin looks amazing. >> we'll see you on the 20th, girlfriend. looking good. coming up, pope benedict's final public mass. how he looked and how his congregation said goodbye. chances are you're spending too much on your smartphone bill. we'll tell you how to get the same service for hundreds less. you're watching "world news now."

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pope benedict's nearly eight-year reign ends two weeks from today. >> yesterday he had his first appearance since the resignation and abc's nick schifrin reports from the vatican. >> reporter: it's the beginning of the most solemn season on the christian calendar and pope benedi benedict's long-time assistant told him there's a veil of sadness in our hearts. pope benedict opened a 40-day period of humility. having sent his own humble and

revolutionary message. no one isser replaceable, even a pope. >> translator: as i prepare to conclude, i ask for special remembrance in your prayer. >> reporter: the 85-year-old looked frail leading his final major mass. some recorded the moment on ipads, and the massive audience gave him a rare standing ovation. the pontiff looking moved. out side, we found the audience had been moved, as well. do you get the sense that people inside felt like they were saying goodbye to the pope? >> yes, very much so. i felt like that. when he left the altar and he was blessing everybody, we knew that would be for the last time. that makes you very emotional. >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. how often can you say you went to the vatican for ash wednesday? >> reporter: earlier he explained why he retired, admitting the papacy is a job and he could no longer perform it.

i did this in full liberty, he said in italian, for the good of the church. the first time that followers could say good pi bye to a living pope in 600 years. rob, diana? >> and coming up next, savings on your cell phone bill. >> stay right there.

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touch. >> i love you. >> love you too, dad. >> reporter: we showed phil how to save big on his monthly bill by switching to a family plan and applying his corporate discount. nearly $1,400 a year. and after our real money story aired, nows of families around the country found other ways to save. >> we saved about $80 a month. >> it estimated we would save about $30 per month. >> reporter: told you about a simple, safe and free website. you log in and it fits you with the right plan. viewer response was so overwhelming, they say their website temporarily crashed. 40,000 new users across america finding 2.5 million dollars in potential savings. texas mom cynthia found out she's overspending bigtime. by changing her cell plan, her family will save almost $1,000 a year. >> who would have thought $1,000? that's a huge amount of honey. >> reporter: our insider says you might want to skip the

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and return to sleep again. ♪ ♪ at last my love has come home ♪ >> i feel it. thank you, etta james. love songs and love letters. to mark this valentine's day. at the university of texas, there's an year collection of nearly 100 love letters written between president johnson and lady bird. and it all goes on display today. the letters show the two-month dialogue during their entire courtship. >> in the letters, a then 26-year-old johnson asked her to marry him the day after they met. she wrote back she loved him but

didn't know how ever lastingly. he wrote, you are the greatest girl in the world. give me some reassurance. and from her, a sweet note saying good night and many kisses. the couple would marry just ten weeks after their courtship began. >> that is beautiful. and on this valentine's day, we want to give you some fun facts about valentine's day. here it is by the numbers. on average, 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolates are sold for valentine's day each year. >> a timeless classic. sales equal about $1 billion worth of chocolate. >> a lot of chocolate. >> approximately 110 million roses, most of them red, will be sold and dlielivered on this valentine's day. >> 6 million folks in the u.s. are planning or expecting to get a marriage proposal today. >> and estimated cost of an engagement ring in 2013 is $2,410. i have a hard time believing that. >> that seems low.

but whatever. it's the love that counts. 62% of couples will utilize some form of technology to share valentine's day messages. >> 30% of women in relationships think the holiday is overrated. i don't agree with that. >> i know. >> i like the pageantry. >> there were just shy of 1 million divorces in 2012. >> i don't want to end on that. >> sometimes you've got to realize the love is over. >> in west virginia, in valentine's day spirit, there were no flowers, no chocolate for this family. but how about this? a pink cow. matt mcclain wanted to do something different and he succeeded. >> he pulled out his paint rush and went to town on smoky. the farm owner painted his cow for his 5-year-old daughter who likes pink. she later revealed she meant pink the singer, not the color. >> strawberry milk all day and

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this morning on "world news now," in fear for their lives. the couple taken hostage by christopher dorner speaks out, revealing 15 minutes of terror. >> tied up and held at gun point. they say he told them they were a means to an end. it's thursday, february 14th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> happy valentine's day to you. i'm diana perez. >> absolutely good morning again, everybody. the couple we had spoke about really did have this incredible moment where they came face to face with this killer, very lucky to have gotten out alive. so it could have ended a lot worse. it's interesting to see how me

chose to kill some and showed mercy to others. >> there's a couple, then there's the gentleman in the pickup truck who he also didn't harm. >> so we'll get into that in just a moment. also, we're going to talk to you about a major merger this morning. american airlines and us airways are set to announce a deal that will create the world's largest airline. how it could affect you travelers out there. and president obama is proposing a pay raise for some people. but how much of a difference could it make? a look at what a hike in the minimum wage would mean for workers. >> and we're cooking up special for this v-day. one of new york's top chefs teaches us to make a meal to remember in a romantic edition of "insomniac kitchen." >> i cannot wait. >> for you new york viewers, fantastic restaurant.

they treated us like kings and queens during that shoot. but first, we're hearing from some of the last people to see christopher dorner alive. >> jim and karen reynolds own an inn where dorner had been hiding out since friday. when they entered his room that reynolds -- they say reynolds -- they needily knew it was dorner and feared their lives had come to an end. but thankfully they were never harmed. >> he talked to us trying to calm us down and saying, very frequently he would not kill us. and that's exactly how he had said that. he told us about the man in the boat in san diego. >> he said he didn't kill him, he wasn't going to kill us. >> he said it was a means to an end with that man and that's what he wants from us. he needs transportation out of big bear. >> frightening moments. the deputy sheriff dorner is expected of killing has been identified as jeremiah mackay.

the 35-year-old has within with the department for 15 years. he leaves behind a wife, their 7-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son. another major story we're watching today is the merger set to reshape the airline industry, impacting millions of travelers. >> american airlines and us airways are expected to make it official announcing they'll combine their companies to create the world's biggest airline. american airlines newly unveiled paint job is facing mixed reviews and so is today's likely announcement it will merge with us airways. execs from both companies will announce the merger in dallas and break the news across the country. here in tulsa, the stage is already set up. >> our best goal going forward is to make it the biggest, strongest airline in the country. >> reporter: the most merger company will be called american airlines based in texas, but run by the us airways management team.

on twitter, outrage and also questions about how it will impact travelers, especially frequent flyers. experts say it's still safe to buy a ticket from either airline. it will take months to combine operations. the bad news, fares will likely go up on some routes. the deal still needs to be approved by a bankruptcy judge in new york. permgs and crew aboard the stranded cruise ship "triumph" will be on solid ground later today. tugboats are hauling the ship to mobile, alabama. texts from those on board describe long lines for cucumber sandwiches and deplorable lack of sanitation. >> interesting thing, they're going to take these folks to mobile, alabama. then they've got to hop on a bus to new orleans, which is about a two-hour bus ride.

so i think some of the city officials in mobile are like hey, take some of our hotels here and give them immediate relief and comfort by finding a holiday inn in mobile, by getting a shower, a hot meal, as opposed to getting off that ship funky, dirty, pissed off. i think the folks are like, we're a functioning city, come on. maybe things will change. >> and so they're getting their refund back, being offered another cruise and we'll give you $500 for their trouble. i'm thinking that's not enough. breaking news now about south african olympian oscar pistorius. there are reports that he shot and killed his girlfriend after mistaking her for a burglar.

it may have been a valentine's day surprise gone terribly wrong. pistorius was the first double amputee to run in the olympics and reach the semifinals at the games. three men have been arrested in newark, new jersey after a horrifying attack on a helpless teenager. police tracked down the suspects after a youtube video of the vicious assault went viral. the teen was forced to strip naked and brutally beaten with a belt. he was targeted because his father owed the suspects $20. some high profile arrests outside the white house. robert f. kennedy junior and his son connor and daryl hannah were among those taken into custody after tying them stels to a gate protesting plans to build an oil pipeline from canada to the information gulf coast. kennedy is president of the water keeper appliance. if it's cold and snowy where

you are, forget relying on puxatony phil for your end of winter predictions. >> the real sign is when major league pitchers and catchers report for spring training. opening day this year is march 31 when the houston astros host the texas rangers. and college hoops, well, the dukies did not disappoint if you're one of those lowbrow duke fans. they spanked the far superior team of the university of north carolina chapel hill, my alma mater. final score, 73-68. >> they got whipped! >> and on top of that, it was coach k.'s birthday. not a great season. we'll be back next year.

so congratulations, duke. >> congratulations to them. i'll be more gracious. >> duke. let's move on to the weather. >> on this valentine's day, the important forecast here. seattle and portland will see some rain. the ski resorts in the northern rockies could pick up a foot of snow. thunderstorms in south florida. detroit with a little bit of snow, as well. >> warmer than usual in the center of the nation with dallas at 68. minneapolis is also close with an average of 29. a beautiful shot in the march issue of "vogue" magazine. >> gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly, showing a tender moment. the couple talked about their work lobbying for new gun regulations. kelly told the mag sheen his wife accepts the shooting that left her injured and wants to make it count for something. the magazine says the couple share a "mystical connection." >> i always felt that, you can

tell when people are genuinely in love. they just have that. and nor the hell they've been through, it's brought them so much closer to each other and now this cause of gun control. >> and talk about pictures speaking a million words, she's laying down and he's holding her land. that picture speaks volumes of what their relationship has been like. he's just been so supportive of her. inside of one of new york's most romantic restaurants. but first, minimum wage workers could get a pay raise if lawmakers pass the president's proposal. but what kind of difference could it make on the average worker? we're finding out next. you're watching "world news now."

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when president obama delivered the first state of the union speech of his second term, he did propose a raise in the federal minimum wage. >> $9 an hour would be the new amount. abc's jonathan karl takes a look at what kind of a difference that would make. >> reporter: the president took his state of the union on the road to asheville, north

carolina, touting raising the minimum wage. >> it's time for an increase in the minimum wage, because if you work full-time, you shouldn't be in poverty. >> reporter: lucas case of anderson county, north carolina is a high school grad who couldn't afford college. he makes the minimum wage washing dishes. >> it's not fun living paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: working 30 hours a week, he earns just $217, a raise to $ed an hour would mean $52 a week more in his paycheck. what would he do with the extra money? >> have a better life. >> reporter: the raise would be enough to raise some out of poverty. for a single parent with a child, that's below the poverty line. $9 an hour means an annual salary of $18,000, slightly above the poverty level. but critics say there's a big downside.

raise the minimum rage and employers won't be able to hire as many workers. >> why make it harder for small employers to hire people? >> reporter: they point to unemployment rate among young people who are more likely to earn the minimum wage. youth unemployment stands at nearly 24%. the president faces a big uphill fight on this from congress from republicans who say that raising the minimum wage would only send the unemployment rate hire and the last thing employers need right now is to make hiring people more expensive. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> here's an interesting stat. 1. 2% of college grads are paid minimum wage. >> some people argue, get a better job. someone us has to clean the

hotel room, someone always has to check you out at the walmart. you know, we have to take care of those people, whether it's health care or making sure they can get by on the basic fundamentals. so it will be interesting to see what capitol hill does. coming up next, tonight's the day. table for two at one of the city's most romantic restaurants. >> don't worry, i'm going to check it out for your first. a valentine's "insomniac

♪ girl, you're in the kitchen, chilling in your robe ♪ put on some clothes in the kitchen. >> suddenly i have the urge to go to the bathroom. >> not the kitchen? >> it's art kelly. >> there's a naked lady in the

kitchen. for some of us, a fancy night out is a full plate of ribs at appleby's. >> i visited one of new york city's finest french restaurants where i learned you don't have to be a five-star chef to make a meal you don't remember. it is valentine's day morning. a lot of folks have big meals planned, so they want to do dinner just right. >> we're making snapper. this is a technique where we're steaming the fish inside some parchment paper and aluminum. >> very nice. i have no culinary skill whatsoever. so walk me through it in baby steps here so i can be impressive and romantic later tonight. >> step one, we're going to get the vegetables ready and seasoned. so we have some leek, some

carrot and fennel. we're going to toss this like a salad, toss some extra virgin olive oil, some scallions and celery. we're going to season the fish. we have some thyme, lemon, and one bay leaf. if you're good at origami, you can do this. >> what is this methodical call again? >> folding. >> i've got to right that down. folding, all right. ♪ >> we're going to put in a little bit of dry white wine. >> the fish is wrapped and we're getting close to the cooking stage. >> i forgot my butter.

but i can just toss it in there. that's that. we're going to pop it into the oven at 400 degrees. it's going to cook for about 15 minutes. >> now the fish is in the oven, we've got to get a side dish together. >> white bean and kale casserole. slice a little garlic. this is just winter kale. i'm just going to rough chop it. we have some bacon ande crisp it up. add the kale. >> i assume because there's kale in there you're not going to do this too long? >> about 20 minutes. we're going to toss it in this bowl and build our casserole. sun died tomatoes, more crispy bacon. >> don't waste a piece of that bacon, please. >> and going to toss it all in. just going to lay everything in. final step is going to be making

a nice parmesan bread crumb. parmesan cheese, lots of parsley and olive oil. this is going to go right on top of our beans. so we're going to pop this in the oven for about ten minutes at 350 degrees. >> the fish is cooked, the casserole is cooked. now it's time to plate this dish and serve it. i can't imagine any significant other not being impressed with this. as you can see, all the perfect ingredients. only one thing is missing, and that's my date. until then, folks, happy valentine's day. >> good food? >> very good food. i enjoyed that immensely. beyonce never showed up, but it

was a delicious meal. >> but you do have something planned? >> i got it hooked up. don't worry about me.

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there's a land of restful sleep. we can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. this morning on "the mix," a valentine's day edition for you. we start out with extramarital affairs. happy valentine's day. so a website, a married dating service for discrete encounters, compiled a list where there are the most extramarital affairs. coming in at number three, houston texas. number two, austin texas. and coming in at number one is washington, d.c. no shocker there. lots of political cheating scandals this year, including general petraeus who after 37 years cheated on his wife. number four was miami. i was expecting that one to be number one.

oklahoma city was also on there. >> that's interesting about d.c., because i always consider that a conservative town. >> lawmakers don't have their families with them. >> the biggest cheating day is after valentine's day. so interesting tidbit there. and for all of you going through a bad breakup, there's a new app called kill switch. what this does is it takes out all the messy grunt work in removing all of your ex's photos, tags and stores them in a super secret album in your facebook profile and takes all the stuff from that person, shelves it into one folder. kill switch. check it out if you're particularly bitter. a hilarious map has been released and it reveals some of the interesting places around the world, including tittybong,

australia. blue ball, pennsylvania. >> that's a hard place to live. >> intercourse, pennsylvania. and cocksucky, new york. >> it's a long drive to get there. >> you've been thinking about that all night. all night he's been working on that one. >> that's my favorite story. awkward family photos, yes, there's a valentine's day version. >> this is my favorite story of the night. >> mad woman and chain saw. then this is my all-time favorite awkward family photo. they must have a lot of fun in that house right there. i bet they live in one of those towns we just named. and if you're mad at your ex, just white him out. and if you're mad at your ex, just white him out. and of course, your favorite

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this morning on "world news now," 15 minutes with a killer. the couple held hostage by christopher dorner says they thought they were going to die. >> now they're revealing the terrifying ordeal that eventually led to dorner's death. it's thursday, february 14th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good valentine's day morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm diana perez. happy valentine's day. >> and look, i didn't forget you. look at that. look at that. the best that money and an oxygen pump can buy. >> i'm a lucky girl. >> that's exactly right. actually, toni, our camera

operator would rival martha stewart with her party abilities. she made these for everybody on staff. >> it has a little bow in it. >> you look lovely in red. >> oh, thank you. >> i forgot my red tie today. >> that's okay. >> that's a token of my appreciation. >> put a balloon around it. >> happy week of work marriage. >> good to be here. we're going to have those dramatic details later on. there's a news conference by the couple and the emotional farewell of one of dorner's victims. but first, a look at some of the other stories we're following for you this morning. coming home. passengers aboard that stranded cruise ship are being towed slowly, closer to shore today. this morning, we're learning more about the horrible conditions that they're being forced to endure. >> you can imagine after all these days things are getting a little ripe on that ship. oh, man. i know those guys will be happy for a hot shower and nice meal. also a valentine's day date set up by a professional matchmaker. we'll tag along with a couple. why they allowed us to do this

i'll never know. but we did tag along to see if hiring a professional cupid really works and what singles can learn from them. we all know first dates can be awkward. so imagine a network tv crew following you along for the first date. they're good sports. >> that's for sure. sad news for lady gaga. millions of her little monsters are hearing she's making a big announcement. as she struggles with a serious injury. we'll tell you what's wrong later on in "the skinny." before all of that, we're hearing from the southern california couple who came face to face with that suspected cop killer, christopher dorner. >> it was a terrifying few moments for karen and jim reynolds who say they were certain they would be killed. but it didn't turn out that way. here's abc's brad wheelis with the latest. >> we believe that this investigation is over at this point. >> reporter: this is where the massive manhunt for ex-cop christopher dorner came to an end. >> i cannot absolutely, positively confirm it's him. >> reporter: detectives are waiting for remember sics on the

charred body they found in the cabin. but the manhunt is over. the married couple came been dorner in one of their cabins. they said he tied them up and stole their car. >> he talked to us trying to calm us down and saying very frequently he would not kill us. >> but i don't have a problem with you. i just want to clear my name. >> reporter: pursued by police, dorner ditched that car and carjacked another. >> dorner jumped out of the snow at me, gun drawn. big long rifle. he pointed his gun at me and said i don't want to hurt you. >> reporter: dorner got into a shootout with two fish and game wardens, hitting their vehicle but not them. police say dorner did shoot two other deputies tuesday, one died. dorner then fled on foot to a cabin where an intense gun fight ensued. then smoke, flames and the cabin burned down. in riverside, an emotional farewell to officer michael crane.

a husband and father of two. dorner is accused of gunning him down last thursday. >> every day got better. every day we renewed our love, and i knew how much he loved me. >> reporter: the sheriff's department identified its deputy killed by gunfire as 35-year-old jeremiah mackay. he was married with a 7-month-old daughter and 4-month-old son. brad wheelis, abc news, los angeles. >> so now the emotion coming out after we had these horrific days looking for him. going back to the couple held hostage. apparently he said he had been watching the couple for a couple of days and noticed they were hardworking people. i'm assuming that had something to do with why he didn't want to hurt him. but it was all about clearing his name according to them. >> the psychology of a killer is fascinating. that he would have this violent streak but then showed mercy on this couple that walked in on him that he could have clearly

ratted him out and he could have killed them. he just chose to tie them up, take their car and go on. that's fascinating to me. again, we talked about this yesterday. dorner was not far from -- >> he was right under their nose. >> after we get passed some of the emotion and the relief this guy has been caught, there are some questions i think about the police work that this guy apparently was in that cabin since friday they think, the door was open, he wasn't far from where police were. from where the media was. it's kind of like, how did you all not check this cabin days ago and allow all this fear to continue for almost a week? >> hiding in plain sight. you have to think that this man knew their strategies. so this is one of the cabins cleared early on and then he went in there. at this point, who knows? >> lots of questions but gratitude that it's over. >> it's over finally. >> yes. and the other big story, tug boats are hauling that crippled cruise ship to mobile, alabama where it should arrive later today. more than 4,000 people stuck on

board have been drifting in the gulf of mexico since sunday when a fire knocked out the electricity. passengers sending texts say the conditions are beyond disgusting, with sewage running down the walls and the floors. carnival now says it's offering each passenger an additional $500 in compensation, along with a full refund and voucher for a future cruise. a big announcement today from the airline industry. american airlines and us airways have agreed to merge into the country's largest airline. the combined company would keep the american name but run by the current ceo of us airways. if the deal is approved, american, united, delta and southwest would control nearly 70% of the domestic airline traffic. a showdown in the senate is looming over president obama's choice as the next secretary of defense. democratic leaders are expected to force a vote on the nomination of chuck hagel tomorrow. some republicans say they'll vote no unless the white house

provides more information about the benghazi attack. however, hagel is expected to get the 60 votes needed for approval. also president obama answers questions in a google powered fireside hangout this afternoon, two days after he delivered the big state of the union address. it will be streamed live starting at 4:50 eastern time. an ailing pope benedict celebrated his last public mass at st. peter's basilica. the pope was visibly moved by the thunderous applause and in his final homily, the pope warned about internal church rivalries and thanked the faithful for their support. millions of christians marked the beginning of lent by getting ashes on the foreheads in observance of ash wednesday. >> and an episcopal church made it extra convenience for those with a busy schedule. drive-through ashes.

you heard me right. it started in st. louis back in 2007 and has since really taken off. ashes to go. we like nothing more in this day and age than convenience. >> i vote for drive-through confessional next. nice and easy. >> that line would be long. you are nasty, move along. >> oh, boy. a winner will come forward today and publicly claim a $217 million jackpot from last week's powerball drawing in virginia. until now, all anyone knew is that the ticket was bought at a self-service lottery express machine at richmond international airport. since thousands of people pass through there every day and could have been anywhere in the world. but it turns out the lucky ticket, close by all along, in the hands of a virginia couple. >> happy valentine's day to them. they certainly could afford more than these balloons.

>> a trip around the world. that's what you do when you win that much money. >> that's right. after you get the lawyers and the accountants and advisers together. >> on the private jet out the country you get that together. what? >> we'll probably never know. coming up, why lady gaga is being forced to cancel her entire tour. but first, finding love can be tough. but some highly trained professionals can make it easier. we'll tag along on a first date set up by a matchmaker. can you say awkward? you're watching "world news now." [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine

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♪ well, if you do not have a valentine today, there are real-life cupids who can give you a little help. >> and we have a look inside the world of professional matchmaking. abc's lana zak is here now. lana, you have to fill us in on this. >> reporter: yesterday, we took you inside a matchmaking school, learning all their tricks about bringing people together. and this morning we reveal the matchmaker's lessons. not only important for dating but useful for life. this is not the story of boy meets girl. it's a story of boy meets matchmaker. our boy in this love story, kevin. he's hired lisa clampett to find

just the girl for him. >> somebody that is smart and generous and nice. >> reporter: a sweet guy with a single rose for tova, his blind date. >> so sweet. >> reporter: the two have never spoken, never texted. both wondering will this be a home run romance or a strikeout? but hold on, we'll get to that in a moment. on average, lisa says her clients are set up with three different dates before falling in love. but fall in love they do. in fact, modern day matchmaking is so red hot, some clients will pay tens of thousands. one reason, the personal coaching. and she has some free advice for you. the alpha female. >> feels like she cannot give the poor date a compliment for the life of her. >> reporter: the indecisive guy. >> he won't make the plans. he won't say this is what we're doing. >> reporter: what if he's not naturally that kind of a guy? >> you've got to at least be decisive.

>> reporter: the co-dependent. >> they want immediate gratification. >> reporter: how long should someone wait after a date to get in touch with someone? >> there are no rules about that. i think it's fine to text the guy the next day and say thank you or for the guy to stay i had a great time. >> reporter: the overwhelmed. there's so many things, texting, calling, e-mailing. can you do all of them? >> so some people are major texters, some are phone call people, some are e-mailers. the problem with texting, it's so easy to shoot off a text, people start going text crazy. >> reporter: how did our love birds do? >> you looked fabulous. i loved your outfit. i think it was very appropriate. there was a point where you leaned back and crossed your arms and seemed very far from her. >> i know when i do that to people. when i did it, i thought oh, my arms are crossed. i should uncross them now. >> reporter: i'm told those two may go out again as long as we don't trail them with our

cameras. and you know, after spending all this time with matchmakers i feel like i have men own cupid wings. so watch out, america. >> i have a terrible track record. >> not a good matchmaker at all? >> i'm banned from setting my friends up anymore. >> we have to ask you how you met your husband? >> my husband is so lovely. we had one of those tortured friendships when both of us had our eye on the other. after a couple of years being friends, we found ourselves caught in a rainstorm and when the automatic sprinklers came only, we died laughing. we caught our breath i finally said why aren't you in love with me? he said what makes you think that i'm not? >> it's the second time i've heard the story and my hairs are still standing on end. that's beautiful. >> happy valentine's day. >> absolutely. >> perfect person to bring us the story that you did. thank you. >> thanks a lot. we'll be back with more right after this. stay with us. right after this. stay with us.

♪ skinny, so skinny skinny in the house! >> can i just say, we love the willis. >> willis, once again in heat this morning for "the skinny." >> happy valentine's day, willis. >> thank you. >> have a hot date, willis? >> of course he does. what? it's willis.

time for "the skinny." this is not such good news. apparently lady gaga has torn her labrum, which sounds bad, and it actually is bad. it's a layer of muscle that helps you hold your hip joint in place. because she's always performing, she's been on tore since we've heard of lady gaga, she's out. no more touring. this is it. she's canceled her entire tour. >> at first yesterday she said it was four or five shows. >> now it's the whole thing. you can get a refund beginning on tuesday. 21 dates remaining. she needs surgery. so good luck to her. >> you can imagine, the way she performs and dances, that takes a toll on your body. maybe she's paying a little bit of a price for that. so we wish her a speedy recovery, and moving on here, more news about kate upton, the lovely young lady on the "sports illustrated" cover. i can't get enough of this story. >> every day this week you have

found a reason to get this woman on our show. >> because i'm a journalist. >> with integrity. >> apparently this was the first photo shoot they've ever done in antarctica. and so she was -- this was not some photo shop thing. she was down there in all that freezing cold in her bikini and not a lot more. >> making $4 million a day. >> making a ton of money. she said she did suffer from some frostbite. she was worried and her body. she said her body was shutting down during the shoot. she was out there in god knows how cold the temperatures. so she was literally freezing. so don't think that was some weird photo shop thing. so she actually was down there in antarctica. they had to do all kinds of things to keep her warm. >> tell me what? >> she did almost have frostbite she admitted. but hey, anything for the cover shot. >> apparently there were people in charge of warming her up, going out there and rubbing her legs and arms. >> we've all got to get a job in this economy. it's tough work. >> and you're mad that's not yours. >> she was freezing.

if she didn't have that jacket going, someone could have lost an eye. moving on. so listen to this. apparently o.j. simpson, as we know, he's in jail, not for murdering his wife. he's in jail because he was convicted of kidnapping in 2008 and armed robbery. any way, he's in jail and apparently he threw a nice little super bowl party for all the inmates. they all crammed into his 80 square foot cell and he has a television in his cell. television, by the way, which he apparently bought from the store within the prison according to "the new york post." so he's -- it's rough living for o.j. simpson these days. >> that is ridiculous, that kind of special treatment. i don't get that. >> he's also known as the godfather. >> that's his nickname in prison? and he had a super bowl party for a tv he bought in the prison store. i don't understand that. >> and he's also in jail for kidnapping, not murder.

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♪ so you may have seen the dog world's newest star, banana joe, he won best in show at westminister. >> many of my colleagues who clearly are dog people, they love the imperfections in their own dogs. abc's nick watt gave us an award for the dogs best in life. >> reporter: 2,700 purebred fur balls were vying for that coveted title best in show. little banana joe crowned top dog. good for him. if you like that kind of thing. as far as i'm concerned, you can keep your fancy pants dog.

dogs like dexter, they're the real dogs of this country. so we decide of to have our own awards. the best dogs in america. you sent us hundreds of nominees. small dogs, smiley dogs and oh, so many in costume. the most competitive category, the most athletic. our judges ruling baxter the jet skiing lab doodle runs away with it. they say dog show people off look like their animals and so do some of you. moving on to talent. the tie between mia the dog dog walker and paige, who tackles laundry. and groceries. a for effort to riley, a pugly pooch who can eventually roll over. now those owners at westminister got their pooches to primp and pose for prizes. for most people, there's a much better reason. why did you get a dog? >> just really wanted the companionship. moved into an apartment by

myself, so just really wanted that companionship. >> reporter: the winner is cooper, holding hands with madelyne, both asleep, on the long ride home. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> one of our official "world news now" dogs, the champion toy chewer. here's riley doing what he likes to do best. no, it's not a cat. it's actually a stuffed tiger, or at least it used to be. he's a cutie pie. >> that belongs to our producer, suzanne. she loves her dog. as do most of the folks on the staff. so glad she shared that. >> he's 80 pounds, he's a big boy. he's a mix and absolutely adorable. he reminds me of my doggy. >> and who is your doggy? >> she's also a mutt. her name is cookie. i love you, cookie. >> more from abc coming up next, everybody. stay with us. everybody. stay with us.